Ghana vs Malawi: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Ghana
19.64 million people
in 2024
Malawi
17.72 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
23rd
Malawi rank
26th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 19.64 million people against 17.72 million people in Malawi, a difference of 1.93 million people.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 26th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.